Conservative Republicans want Marco Rubio to be the vice-presidential candidate in November's presidential election. At least, that's what the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) showed last weekend.
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Dana Milbank's Washington Post column caused quite a stir on Twitter yesterday. Milbank called the GOP's approach to Latinos a "death wish," because the Party is alienating the fastest-growing group of voters with its anti-immigrant positioning.
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Yesterday, we wrote about the premiere of Chris Weitz's "Is this Alabama?" film series, a collection of four short videos documenting life under Alabama's HB 56 immigration law.
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Colorlines has another story about families being ripped apart by the nation's broken immigration system. This is about Felipe Montes, who was deported in 2010. His children were place in foster care. Now, officials in Allegheny County in North Carolina want to strip him of his parental rights.
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The Center for American Progress (CAP) today launched a new film series from Oscar-nominated director Chris Weitz ("Twilight: New Moon," "A Better Life") entitled "Is This Alabama?"—a project intended to probe into and expose the extremities of Alabama's harsh new anti-immigrant law, HB 56.
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In a Washington Post column today, Dana Milbank wonders aloud about the GOP's anti-Latino strategy. Milbank writes, "What else but a death wish could explain the party's treatment of the fastest-growing voting bloc in the nation? First was the wave of Arizona-style immigration laws."
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Today, Hollywood director Chris Weitz (who made one of the Twilight movies, About A Boy, and A Better Life will be releasing a series of short videos calling for the repeal of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law, H.B. 56. The videos are being premiered at the Center for American Progress (CAP),...
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A spirited Valentine's Day rally to repeal Alabama's anti-immigrant law, HB 56, turned into a commentary on race and immigrant relations yesterday when hundreds of Alabamians showed up at the State House to protest, only to be largely turned away and prohibited from speaking to their legislators inside.
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Mitt Romney put his anti-immigrant views, including opposition to the DREAM Act, front and center in his campaign for President. When the Romney campaign rolled into Arizona this week, DREAMers were there to greet him.
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Feb 14, 2012
Last week, Frank (Sharry) wrote a blog post at Huffington Post about the Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX).
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